Yuri Kwag is a LA-based composer who creates music designed not just to be heard, but to be experienced. She aims to create music that blends intimacy with cinematic scope, weaving delicate emotional detail into expansive sonic landscapes. Her scores are deeply empathetic, seeking to resonate and capture subtle human truths that often remain unseen yet deeply felt. Combining lyrical melodies, nuanced textures, and an instinct for emotional pacing, she creates music that invites listeners to pause, feel, and re-emerge with a sense of connection and hope. Her palette often features intimate piano and strings, ambient electronic layers, and subtle acoustic colors, creating a sound world that feels both modern and timeless. Drawing on classical orchestration, hybrid electronic design, and hints of Korean traditional influence, Yuri shapes scores that are emotionally grounded yet expansive, designed to turn stories into deeply felt experiences. Her work spans film, television, theater, and game, including the acclaimed feature Fairy and League of Legends Champions Korea. She also worked closely with composer Rob Simonsen on major studio productions including Elio, Deadpool & Wolverine, and It Ends With Us.

Yuri Kwag

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Yuri Kwag is a LA-based composer who creates music designed not just to be heard, but to be experienced. She aims to create music that blends intimacy with cinematic scope, weaving delicate emotional detail into expansive sonic landscapes. Her scores are deeply empathetic, seeking to resonate and capture subtle human truths that often remain unseen yet deeply felt. Combining lyrical melodies, nuanced textures, and an instinct for emotional pacing, she creates music that invites listeners to pause, feel, and re-emerge with a sense of connection and hope. Her palette often features intimate piano and strings, ambient electronic layers, and subtle acoustic colors, creating a sound world that feels both modern and timeless. Drawing on classical orchestration, hybrid electronic design, and hints of Korean traditional influence, Yuri shapes scores that are emotionally grounded yet expansive, designed to turn stories into deeply felt experiences. Her work spans film, television, theater, and game, including the acclaimed feature Fairy and League of Legends Champions Korea. She also worked closely with composer Rob Simonsen on major studio productions including Elio, Deadpool & Wolverine, and It Ends With Us.

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Yuri Kwag is a LA-based composer who creates music designed not just to be heard, but to be experienced.

She aims to create music that blends intimacy with cinematic scope, weaving delicate emotional detail into expansive sonic landscapes. Her scores are deeply empathetic, seeking to resonate and capture subtle human truths that often remain unseen yet deeply felt. Combining lyrical melodies, nuanced textures, and an instinct for emotional pacing, she creates music that invites listeners to pause, feel, and re-emerge with a sense of connection and hope.

Her palette often features intimate piano and strings, ambient electronic layers, and subtle acoustic colors, creating a sound world that feels both modern and timeless. Drawing on classical orchestration, hybrid electronic design, and hints of Korean traditional influence, Yuri shapes scores that are emotionally grounded yet expansive, designed to turn stories into deeply felt experiences.

Her work spans film, television, theater, and game, including the acclaimed feature Fairy and League of Legends Champions Korea. She also worked closely with composer Rob Simonsen on major studio productions including Elio, Deadpool & Wolverine, and It Ends With Us.

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Language

English
Fluent
Korean
Fluent

Work Experience

Composer for Film + Media at Self Employed
May 30, 2019 - Present
Creating music for film, television, theater, and game, including the acclaimed feature Fairy and League of Legends Champions Korea. Also worked closely with composer Rob Simonsen on major studio productions including Pixar's Elio, Marvels' Deadpool & Wolverine, and It Ends With Us.

Education

Bachelor of Music at Berklee College of Music
September 1, 2016 - May 10, 2019
Master of Fine Arts at Columbia College Chicago
September 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023

Qualifications

Hollywood Gold Awards - Best Original Score Winner
May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2021
Anatolia International Film Festival - Best Original Score Nominee
July 29, 2025 - July 29, 2025
Venice Film Awards - Best original Score Nominee
July 29, 2025 - July 29, 2025
Independent Shorts Awards - Best Original Score Nominee
July 29, 2025 - July 29, 2025
Hollywood Gold Awards - Best Original Score Winner
May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2021
Score for "Skin and Blister"

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services